1. Misuse and Abuse of Graphs & Charts Glen Whitman Dept. of Economics CSUN

2. Beware of Pictograms: America’s Expanding Waistline Source: Women’s Health, May 2006

3. Beware of Pictograms: The Dominance of McDonald’s Source: http://www.princeton.edu/~ina/infographics/starbucks.htmlhttp://www.princeton.edu/~ina/infographics/starbucks.html

4. Beware of Pictograms: The Growth of Starbucks Source: http://www.princeton.edu/~ina/infographics/starbucks.htmlhttp://www.princeton.edu/~ina/infographics/starbucks.html

5. Slicing Up Pie Charts: Rampant Illegal Downloading? 1% slice = Estimated capacity of all iPod capacity filled by iTunes songs 99% slice = Estimated capacity of all iPod capacity not filled by iTunes songs Source: Wired, May 2006

6. Slicing Up Pie Charts: World Oil Reserves Source: Business Week, May 15, 2006

7. Slicing Up Pie Charts: Compared to What? Source: http://www.samefacts.com/archives/_/2006/06/pita_for_the_second_gilded_age.phphttp://www.samefacts.com/archives/_/2006/06/pita_for_the_second_gilded_age.php and http://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2006/07/slicing-up-tax-pie.htmlhttp://agoraphilia.blogspot.com/2006/07/slicing-up-tax-pie.html

8. Pay Attention to the Scale: Are CSUN Professors Underpaid? Source: A flyer I found in the faculty mailroom

9. Pay Attention to the Scale: Changing Marital Norms Source: Business Week, October 20, 2003

10. Pay Attention to Scale: Weight Loss Products Source: unknown magazine; same data displayed at http://www.hydroxycut.com/MEN/PRODUCT_FACTS/HYD_24/index.shtml

11. Meaningless Line Graphs Source: Unknown, found in faculty mailroom